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About Sapir College
Sapir is Israel’s only college in the Gaza envelope; located less than two miles from the Gaza border. Despite ongoing security risks, it has grown to become one of the largest public colleges in Israel, with over 8,000 students – many of whom are the first in their families to attend an institute of higher education.
Facts and Figures
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30 |
1,000 |
1,470 |
| Miles from the Gaza border |
Students, alumni, and faculty and staff murdered |
Students called up for active duty |
Students, faculty and staff evacuated (with their families) |
What's up in Sapir?
04/18/2024 - 09:33
School of Social Work
Partnership with the Jewish Community in Florida
After the horrific events of October 7th, we learned that the Sapir community is not just limited to Otef Yisrael (Gaza Envelope)/Western Negev or Israel. We now have a growing global Sapir community, people who care deeply about our students and our region. Trudy and Seth Fine, a wonderful couple based in Florida (cousins of a faculty member), joined together with their community at Temple Kol Ami Emanu-El and Rabbi Uriel Romano to raise funds for Sapir College.
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04/15/2024 - 13:46Dear Friends, Thank You We extend our heartfelt gratitude for your unwavering support and generosity, which have been vital in helping Sapir College overcome challenges and pursue its mission of empowering education, especially during these difficult times. Your philanthropic contributions have facilitated various essential initiatives, including material and mental health support, campus security enhancements, equipment upgrades, refurbishments, and the provision of laptops for students. Despite facing adversity, Sapir College commenced its academic year, online, on December 24, 2023.
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04/04/2024 - 10:23This past Monday, April 1, 2024, Sapir College hosted the Chair of the Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), Amy Bressman, together with the JDC-Tevet team, including: Rani Dudai, CEO JDC—Tevet; Adi Blunter, Director Life Long Learning; Ilan Levene Director of Strategic Partnerships. Sapir’s President, Professor Nir Kedar briefed the team on the impact of October 7th on students and staff, and how the College with philanthropic partnership responded.
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03/18/2024 - 15:33Her partner, Omri Miran, was kidnapped on October 7th, and is being held in Gaza Lishay Lavi, Director of the Mechina Pre-Academic Programs at Sapir briefed the College’s faculty on her ongoing journey to free her partner and all the other abductees. Lishay’s beloved partner and father of her two daughters, Omri Miran, was kidnapped and has been held in in Gaza for over 5 months. Courageously and openly, Lishay shared with the College’s faculty, her family’s moments of horror on the morning of October 7th, at her home in Kibbutz Nahal Oz.
